Media Synchronization between Printer and Software

Some printers with a bidirectional connection can send information about the currently loaded print medium to GMG ColorProof. For these printers, you can synchronize the print medium selected in the software printer with the print medium selected on the printer panel. This feature minimizes paper usage and ensures reliable print results.

For printers without this synchronization capability, you need to manually select the correct media.

  1. Set up your Canon imagePROGRAF printer in the Output view > Available Printers. Make sure you have established a bidirectional communication (TCP/IP).
  2. Click the Configure Printer button to open the printer configuration settings.
  3. Click the Advanced Settings view on the left and select the option Synchronization with Medium in Printer.
    GMG ColorProof will now automatically use the print medium selected on the printer panel. If the print medium is not available in the database, a warning will be shown.

The media synchronization for HP Z printers offers three options to ensure identical media settings.

Available options Description
Put Jobs on Hold In case that the print medium selected in the software printer does not match with the print medium loaded in the paper tray, all jobs for the printer will be put on hold and are restarted automatically after paper change.
Use Loaded Medium Synchronization with the printer is activated. The print medium loaded in the paper tray is used. An error message will inform you if the medium cannot be found in the GMG ColorProof database.
Ignore Loaded Medium Synchronization with the printer is deactivated. The media type selected in the software printer is used. (not recommended)